Chocolate Chip Cheesecake Bars

These heavenly bars are created in four simple steps. The fifth step is when you get to devour them. ...MORE + LESS -

1 pkg (510 g) Pillsbury* Refrigerated Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 pkg (each 250 g) cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup (125 mL) sugar

2 eggs

1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla

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1

Heat oven to 350°F (180°C). Drop 6 spoonfuls of cookie dough (about 1 tbsp/15 mL each) onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake 12 minutes or until golden. Cool. Crumble coarsely. Set aside.
2

Press remaining cookie dough evenly into a greased 8 or 9-inch (20 or 23 cm) square pan. Bake 12 minutes.
3

Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until blended. Gently stir in crumbled cookies.
4

Pour over prepared base. Bake 18-22 minutes, or until almost set but still jiggly. Cool at room temperature.

Tip: Cream cheese can be softened in the microwave. Remove cream cheese from its foil package and place on a microwave-safe plate. Microwave 250 g cream cheese on Medium for 30 seconds to 1 minute, or until it has softened.